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A place to talk about government closer to your homeFri, 16 Feb 2018 01:32:06 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.2By: Hon. Brian Scavohttps://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/13617/tales-from-the-inside-132/#comment-75048
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:30:02 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=13617#comment-75048i believe leif is not a factor in that race.

Cory is trying to form a coalition.

]]>By: Bill Newmanhttps://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/13617/tales-from-the-inside-132/#comment-75025
Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:36:22 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=13617#comment-75025Jordan, I’ve done many audits on government programs, and I have never yet encountered any such ban. You really should challenge him on this: as kfor areferencere from the National Accounting Standards. He is immersed up to his ears in the politicking for Albany redistricting lines that cater to local Democratic party pols. I think you’re missing the real story.

From JCE:Bill, he sent me the section of government auditing standards that discusses this issue. Here’s the relevant section:

A3.08 Examples of circumstances that create management participation threats for an

auditor include:

c. An audit organization principal or employee recommending a single individual for a

specific position that is key to the entity or program under audit, or otherwise ranking or

influencing management’s selection of the candidate.

Aside from that, my understanding is that Engstrom’s role in helping some folks draw a redistricting map is not in his official capacity as auditor. Also, and probably more important, is that those maps govern the Common Council wards.

The Common Council is not subject to Engstrom’s authority, as noted in the column.

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Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:19:59 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=13617#comment-75024#1 what??, you may want to use spell check.
]]>By: jim joneshttps://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/13617/tales-from-the-inside-132/#comment-75015
Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:12:05 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=13617#comment-75015when did leif dicide this after he been meeting with cory and clifton and wardleaders and councilmembers on sundays with matt clyne he’e a lies big time
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